TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT FOUR LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE NORTHEAST REGION 2007-2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME NJ1 NJ2 PA1 RI1 MEAN FAITH (K06-WA) 7.3 6.5 7.9 6.3 7.0 COCHISE IV (RKCL) 7.8 6.4 7.9 5.9 7.0 TURBO 7.6 5.9 7.7 6.6 6.9 FALCON V (ATM) 7.5 6.0 8.0 6.1 6.9 BULLSEYE 7.9 5.8 7.4 6.3 6.9 CANNAVARO (DP 50-9440) 7.4 6.1 7.8 6.1 6.9 RK 5 7.7 5.9 7.6 6.1 6.8 MONET (LTP-610 CL) 7.4 5.9 7.5 6.3 6.8 LS 1200 (SC-1) 7.0 6.0 7.6 6.5 6.8 CATALYST (NA-BT-1) 7.7 5.7 7.6 6.2 6.8 FIRECRACKER LS (MVS-MST) 7.3 6.0 7.8 6.0 6.8 JAMBOREE (IS-TF-128) 7.0 6.1 7.5 6.4 6.7 WOLFPACK II (PST-5WMB) 7.6 5.7 7.4 6.0 6.7 SHENANDOAH ELITE (RK 6) 7.2 5.7 7.6 6.1 6.6 RK 4 7.1 5.9 7.5 6.0 6.6 SPYDER LS (Z-2000) 7.0 5.8 7.2 6.5 6.6 MUSTANG 4 (M4) 7.4 5.6 7.3 6.1 6.6 SPEEDWAY (STR-8BPDX) 7.3 5.8 7.3 6.0 6.6 ESSENTIAL (IS-TF-154) 7.2 5.8 7.5 5.9 6.6 SHENANDOAH III (SH 3) 6.9 5.5 7.7 6.3 6.6 VAN GOGH (LTP-RK2) 7.2 6.0 7.3 5.9 6.6 HEMI 7.2 5.9 7.2 6.0 6.6 TANZANIA (IS-TF-159) 7.2 6.0 7.0 6.1 6.6 RHAMBLER SRP (RHAMBLER) 7.1 5.9 7.4 6.0 6.6 GREENBROOKS (TG 50-9460) 7.2 5.3 7.3 6.2 6.5 GARRISON (IS-TF-153) 7.0 5.8 7.0 6.4 6.5 TRAVERSE SRP (RK-1) 6.9 5.9 7.2 6.0 6.5 FINELAWN XPRESS (RP 2) 7.1 5.6 7.1 5.9 6.5 FIRENZA 7.0 5.5 7.2 6.0 6.4 3RD MILLENNIUM SRP 6.9 5.3 7.5 6.0 6.4 SIDEWINDER (IS-TF-138) 6.6 5.6 7.0 6.3 6.4 TALLADEGA (RP 3) 6.8 5.5 6.8 6.1 6.3 VENTURE (J-140) 6.7 5.2 7.2 6.0 6.3 RAPTOR II (MVS-TF-158) 6.7 5.5 6.9 6.0 6.3 BRAVEHEART (DP 50-9407) 6.6 5.7 6.8 5.8 6.2 BLADE RUNNER II (PSG-85QR) 6.0 5.3 7.2 5.9 6.1 ROCKET (IS-TF-147) 6.5 5.3 6.8 5.8 6.1 TRIO (IS-TF-152) 6.0 5.5 6.5 6.3 6.1 GUARDIAN 41 (STR-8BB5) 6.7 5.0 6.7 5.8 6.0 SR 8650 (STR-8LMM) 6.4 5.0 6.7 5.8 6.0 TERRIER (IS-TF-135) 5.7 5.6 6.8 5.6 5.9 FAT CAT (IS-TF-161) 5.5 5.5 6.7 6.0 5.9 PSG-82BR 6.2 5.0 6.8 5.7 5.9 CORONA (COL-M) 6.2 4.7 6.6 6.1 5.9 TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT FOUR LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE NORTHEAST REGION 2007-2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME NJ1 NJ2 PA1 RI1 MEAN TOCCOA (IS-TF-151) 5.4 5.7 6.3 6.2 5.9 TITANIUM LS (MVS-BB-1) 6.1 5.1 6.6 5.7 5.9 GAZELLE II (PST-5HP) 6.2 4.9 6.7 5.6 5.9 UMBRELLA (DP 50-9411) 5.8 5.3 6.1 6.2 5.9 ESCALADE 6.1 4.9 6.7 5.7 5.8 TULSA TIME (TULSA III) 5.9 5.2 6.2 5.9 5.8 COMPETE (LS-06) 5.9 4.8 6.4 6.0 5.8 RNP 5.9 5.1 6.3 5.8 5.8 FALCON NG (CE 1) 6.0 4.8 6.7 5.5 5.8 JT-45 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.8 CEZANNE RZ (LTP-CRL) 6.1 4.9 6.4 5.6 5.7 J-130 5.8 4.8 6.4 6.0 5.7 JUSTICE 5.7 5.2 6.4 5.5 5.7 REUNION (LS-03) 6.2 4.8 6.0 5.9 5.7 INTEGRITY (BGR-TF1) 5.9 5.0 6.2 5.8 5.7 KY-41 (JT-41) 5.9 5.0 6.2 5.7 5.7 BAR FA 6253 5.7 4.8 6.3 5.9 5.7 GOLD MEDALLION (KZ-1) 5.5 4.9 6.3 6.0 5.7 HONKY TONK (RAD-TF17) 5.5 5.2 6.2 5.8 5.7 RENOVATE (LS-11) 5.6 4.9 5.8 6.3 5.7 REBEL IV 5.6 4.8 6.3 5.9 5.7 AST9003 (AST-1) 5.4 4.9 6.4 5.9 5.7 AST9001 (AST-3) 5.5 4.8 6.5 5.9 5.7 FALCON IV 5.5 4.9 6.5 5.6 5.6 AST1001 (AST-4) 5.5 4.6 6.4 6.1 5.6 SUNSET GOLD (KZ-2) 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.1 5.6 GE-1 5.8 5.0 6.2 5.5 5.6 HUDSON (DKS) 5.8 4.4 6.2 6.0 5.6 MVS-341 5.1 4.9 6.2 6.2 5.6 LS 1010 (ATF 1328) 5.3 5.0 6.1 6.0 5.6 PATAGONIA (GWTF) 5.2 4.8 6.2 6.1 5.6 CROSSFIRE 3 (COL-J) 5.4 4.7 6.3 5.8 5.6 PEDIGREE (ATF-1199) 5.4 4.9 6.1 5.8 5.6 COL-1 5.6 4.6 6.3 5.8 5.6 TURBO RZ (BURL-TF8) 5.3 4.7 6.3 5.9 5.6 JT-36 5.5 4.6 6.4 5.7 5.5 JT-42 5.5 4.8 6.0 5.8 5.5 SKYLINE 5.5 4.8 5.9 5.9 5.5 NINJA 3 (ATF 1247) 5.6 5.0 5.9 5.6 5.5 DARLINGTON (CS-TF1) 5.0 4.9 6.1 5.9 5.5 MVS-1107 5.5 4.6 6.3 5.5 5.5 STR-8GRQR 4.8 4.8 6.6 5.8 5.5 XTREMEGREEN (BGR-TF2) 5.1 4.9 5.9 6.0 5.5 STETSON II (NA-SS) 5.1 4.8 5.9 6.1 5.5 AST 7002 5.2 4.8 6.0 5.9 5.5 TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT FOUR LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE NORTHEAST REGION 2007-2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME NJ1 NJ2 PA1 RI1 MEAN AST9002 (AST-2) 5.2 4.3 6.4 6.0 5.5 AST7003 5.4 4.6 5.9 5.9 5.4 06-DUST 5.4 4.4 6.1 5.8 5.4 TAHOE II 5.1 4.7 5.8 5.9 5.4 JT-33 5.1 4.6 6.1 5.6 5.3 PADRE 5.4 4.1 6.1 5.5 5.3 REMBRANDT 4.9 4.4 5.9 5.8 5.2 TITAN ULTRA (PSG-TTRH) 4.8 4.8 6.0 5.4 5.2 AST 7001 4.6 4.6 5.8 5.7 5.2 0312 4.9 4.4 5.6 5.6 5.1 MAGELLAN 4.4 4.4 5.8 5.6 5.1 HUNTER 4.8 4.2 5.6 5.5 5.0 BILTMORE 4.9 4.0 5.7 5.4 5.0 EINSTEIN 4.4 4.5 5.7 5.2 5.0 ESCALANTE (GO-1BFD) 4.2 4.4 5.6 5.5 4.9 06-WALK 4.7 4.0 5.5 5.4 4.9 RENDITION RX (PSG-RNDR) 4.5 4.4 5.4 5.3 4.9 BAR FA 6363 4.4 4.7 4.7 5.4 4.8 LINDBERGH 4.1 4.0 5.6 5.1 4.7 PLATO 3.7 3.8 5.6 5.0 4.5 TITAN RX (PSG-TTST) 4.0 3.6 4.9 5.2 4.4 ARISTOTLE 3.4 3.8 4.8 5.1 4.3 SILVERADO 3.0 3.0 4.5 4.2 3.7 KY-31 1.1 1.8 2.4 2.4 1.9 LSD VALUE 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.4 C.V. (%) 11.9 9.4 6.1 7.4 8.9 1/ TO DETERMINE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, SUBTRACT ONE ENTRY'S MEAN FROM ANOTHER ENTRY'S MEAN. STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR WHEN THIS VALUE IS LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN.